Curfew remained in force in some areas of Srinagar and two towns of south Kashmir on Wednesday, while restrictions on the assembly of people in rest of the Valley continued for the 47th consecutive day in the wake of violence following killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Curfew-remains-in-force-in-some-areas-of-Srinagar/articleshow/53839788.cms

While the government is looking to promote the use of Urdu, it has no plans to make it compulsory in school education, Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-plans-to-make-Urdu-compulsory/articleshow/53549249.cms